Siberian Tiger

This is the largest of the nine races of tiger, and the biggest member of the cat family. Unfortunately, it is close to extinction.

ANIMAL FACTS

The numbers of these tigers plummeted over the past century, largely because of hunting pressures. They died out in South Korea in 1922 and are virtually extinct in the north. There are probably no more than a ten left in China. Thanks to strenuous conservation efforts, their numbers now stand at about 500 individuals in Russia. The strength of these tigers is such that adults can even overpower bears easily, although they more frequently hunt deer and boar.

VITAL STATISTICS

Distribution: Used to occur in northeastern China, parts of Mongolia and Russia. Now confined mainly to the Amur region of Russia.